UPDATE 1-Workers down tools at Pan African's main South Africa gold mine -source: JOHANNESBURG, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Workers at Pan African Resource’s flagship gold mine in South Africa embarked on a wildcat strike on Sunday in a dispute over living allowance, an industry source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: UPDATE 1-Workers down tools at Pan African’s main South Africa gold mine -source
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History explains why South Africans on the left argue for free passes for the rich | The Conversation
History explains why South Africans on the left argue for free passes for the rich: Students from Wits University, in Johannesburg, during a protest for free education. EPA/Kim LudbrookIn a society like South Africa in which one racial group has dominated another, poor people are ignored in economic debates by those who claim to speak for them. Take the calls for free higher … [Read more...] about History explains why South Africans on the left argue for free passes for the rich | The Conversation
SA News: South Africans with HIV miss out on the benefits of early treatment due to a fear of stigma
South Africans with HIV miss out on the benefits of early treatment due to a fear of stigma: At least that’s the theory. But in the world’s first community-wide study of test and treat, performed in South Africa and published on Dec. 1 in The Lancet HIV, the intervention did not lower infection rates at all. The result of the five-year study ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africans with HIV miss out on the benefits of early treatment due to a fear of stigma
Moving to cities has lifted over 300,000 South Africans out of poverty, even in difficult times | The Conversation
Moving to cities has lifted over 300,000 South Africans out of poverty, even in difficult times: ShutterstockMigration to cities has helped many South Africans to escape extreme poverty, even in tumultuous times. This is the striking outcome of our analysis based on the National Income Dynamics Study which tracks the progress of a representative … [Read more...] about Moving to cities has lifted over 300,000 South Africans out of poverty, even in difficult times | The Conversation
Why South Africans should be worried by ANC talk of a ‘colour revolution’ | The Conversation
Why South Africans should be worried by ANC talk of a 'colour revolution': Ukrainians mark the first anniversary of the Orange Revolution in 2005. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichThe term “colour revolution” has recently found its way into South Africa’s political vocabulary. The evocative phrase is increasingly cropping up in government and ruling party speeches. African National … [Read more...] about Why South Africans should be worried by ANC talk of a ‘colour revolution’ | The Conversation
